High Wind in Mason, Illinois

High Wind March 14, 2025 · Mason, Illinois

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A power pole was snapped due to high winds, resulting in a road closure.

The wider storm

An intense surface low pressure tracked onto the eastern Plains by the afternoon of Friday, March 14. Strong gradient winds produced frequent 40-50 mph gusts out of the south-southeast across central Illinois, with a few gusts as high as 60 mph. These winds produced scattered wind damage, including several instances of downed power lines.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1240190. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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